Teaching and Research Fellow in EU Law in Edinburgh

Grade UE07: £41,064 - £48,822 per annum

CAHSS / School of Law

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: from 1st December 2026 to 31st August 2028

Your next step starts here. Be part of something bigger. The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We look for the best in the field across all disciplines and provide a working environment where academics can develop their careers and passion for their chosen subject area. We offer the full range of academic roles and have a genuine focus on our students’ performance and wellbeing.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic academic to join Edinburgh Law School as a Teaching & Research Fellow in EU Law. This is a fixed term post available until the 31st August 2028. The successful candidate will have advanced subject knowledge of EU criminal law and EU asylum and migration law. They will have either completed a PhD (or be very close to completion) in EU law or have equivalent professional experience. They will be expected to develop and execute a realistic and achievable research plan, and to play a full part in the collegiate life of the EU Law Subject Area and Edinburgh Law School.

The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to promoting the student experience and will contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, assessment, and supervision in the EU Law Subject Area, especially in EU criminal law and EU asylum and migration law. They will join a dynamic team of academics working in the EU Law Subject Area. The post will enable the post holder to establish a strong teaching and research profile and to develop professional contacts across the University of Edinburgh and beyond.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Aptitude to deliver excellent research-led teaching and learning at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in EU criminal law and EU asylum and migration law.
• Ability to design and deliver course materials and to assess student performance.
• Ability to supervise undergraduate and taught postgraduate students in dissertation work.
• Ability to develop a research plan in the area(s) of expertise, including through high quality publications.
• Excellent communication skills.
• A commitment to promoting a collegial, nurturing, and mutually supportive working environment.
• A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion across all activities.

A unique employer in a vibrant city. The University isn’t just any employer. We are part of a local community and a contributor to global thinking, progress and research. In Edinburgh, you are in one of the world’s most attractive cities with active arts and social sectors, while working in a University that has made significant contributions to society, medicine, physics and teaching for over four centuries. Our people have helped create the modern world and are working on more ground-breaking technologies and practices.

People have always been at the heart of our work. Our people are at the centre of the University community and everything we do. We value colleagues with drive, determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle, including opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience, responsibility and autonomy, and excellent benefits and support.

How to apply: As well as a CV and cover letter, applicants are required to upload an outline (maximum 2 pages) of their research plans as part of the application process. Applicants are also asked to identify their two strongest publications (which may include work under review or accepted but not published, such as a PhD thesis chapter) and to explain how these publications are both original and significant—a form is provided to facilitate the completion of this step.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options.

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion. The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Edinburgh Law School is an international, vibrant community dedicated to research and teaching with local and global reach and diverse impacts. It would not be the community it is without our staff and students, and we welcome applications from under-represented groups.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages. The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.

Key dates to note: The closing date for applications is 19 August 2026. Unless stated otherwise, the closing time for applications is 11:59 pm (UK time). If you are applying from outside the UK, the closing time shown on our adverts will automatically adjust to your browser’s local time zone. Interviews will be held on 14 September 2026.